Place:Norfolk Island

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NameNorfolk Island
Alt namesIsla Norfolksource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Norfolksource: Wikipedia
Norfolk-Inselsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
Norfuk Ailensource: Wikipedia
Île Norfolksource: Rand McNally Atlas (1994) p 320
TypeNation
Coordinates29.033°S 167.95°E
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Burnt Pine
Kingston
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Norfolk Island (; Norfuk: Norf'k Ailen) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with the neighbouring Phillip Island and Nepean Island, the three islands collectively form the Territory of Norfolk Island. At the 2021 census, it had inhabitants living on a total area of about . Its capital is Kingston.


The first known settlers in Norfolk Island were East Polynesians but they had already departed when Great Britain settled it as part of its 1788 settlement of Australia. The island served as a convict penal settlement from 6 March 1788 until 5 May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 15 February 1814 and 6 June 1825, when it lay abandoned. On 8 June 1856, permanent civilian residence on the island began when descendants of the Bounty mutineers were relocated from Pitcairn Island. In 1914 the UK handed Norfolk Island over to Australia to administer as an external territory.[1]

Native to the island, the evergreen Norfolk Island pine is a symbol of the island and is pictured on its flag. The pine is a key export for Norfolk Island, being a popular ornamental tree in Australia (where two related species grow), and also worldwide.

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